Health Benefits

Open enrollment: The City of Hampton conducts an annual open enrollment period during which benefits-eligible employees can enroll in, make changes to, or waive their benefits. For more details regarding the 2024 Open enrollment, click the following link: https://flimp.live/CityofHampton.

Open enrollment questions and documents may be sent to cohopenenrollment@hampton.gov.

Qualifying event: After open enrollment, you cannot make changes to your coverage during the year unless you experience a change in family status, such as: 

  • Loss or gain of coverage through your spouse.
  • Loss of eligibility of a covered dependent.
  • Death of your covered spouse or child.
  • Birth or adoption of a child.
  • Marriage, divorce, or legal separation.
  • Switch from part-time employment to full-time employment.

You have 30 days from a change in family status to make changes to your current coverage. 

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides eligible employees with job-protected leave for qualifying family and medical reasons. Eligible employees can take up to 12 workweeks of FMLA leave in a 12-month period. For FMLA details or request email FMLA@hampton.gov. 

Other Employee Benefits

The retirement plan is offered through the Virginia Retirement System and is a defined benefit pension plan. For more information, visit the VRS website or call 1-888-827-3847.

Group life insurance is offered through the VRS and the carrier is the Securian Financial.

Staff

Rhonda Lundy
Benefits Manager
757-727-6265
rylundy@hampton.gov

LaNita Butler 
Senior Benefits Specialist 
757-727-6613 
lanita.butler@hampton.gov

General Inquiries 
757-727-6230 
cohbenefits@hampton.gov


Optima Health also offers machine-readable files (MRFs).

Read the FAQs on transparency and machine-readable files (PDF) from Optima Health.

Enrollment information

  1. City Manager Benefits Memo to Employees (PDF)
  2. City of Hampton Benefit Guide 2024 (PDF)
  3. 2022 All Benefit Rates for Employee Insurance (PDF)
  4. Anthem Vision Benefit Summary 2022 (PDF)
  5. Accident Insurance Information (PDF)
  6. Optima Mobile App Information (PDF)
  1. Sentara Health Hampton Point of Service Summary 2023 (PDF)
  2. Sentara Health Preventative Services (PDF)
  3. Critical Illness Insurance Information - The Standard (PDF)
  4. Accident Insurance Information - The Standard (PDF)
  5. Accident and Critical Illness Insurance - covered screenings flyer (PDF)

Enrollment Forms

  1. FSA Benefit Election Form 2024 (PDF)
  2. Benefit Option Election Form (Medical, Dental, Vision) (PDF)
  3. Optima Health Employee Health Enrollment Application 2022 (PDF)
  4. Delta Dental Enrollment Form (PDF)
  5. Anthem Vision Enrollment Form (PDF)
  1. Waiver of Group Health Benefits 2024 (PDF)
  2. 457 Plans Express Enrollment Form (PDF)
  3. 457 Plans 2021 Contribution Change Form (PDF)
  4. Roth Application (PDF)
  5. Accident and Critical Illness Insurance Enrollment Form (PDF)

Prescription coverage

  1. OptumRx Preventive Care Medications (PDF)
  1. OptumRx - Select Standard Formulary (PDF)

Life insurance informational videos